Murakami went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Monday's 8-7 victory versus the Angels. Murakami turned the game on its head in the seventh inning, mashing a three-run blast to turn his team's one-run deficit into a two-run lead. The long ball was his 12th of the campaign, moving him into the lead among MLB hitters. Murakami is also striking out at a 32.5 percent clip, but as long as he keeps hitting the ball over the outfield wall, the White Sox likely won't mind stomaching the punchouts.
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Munetaka Murakami Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/23L 10-9210000001050003/22L 4-2300000000050003/21L 11-7401100000050013/19L 2-0100000000010003/17W 6-4411000110040042/26L 7-6000000000000002/25L 3-2301100000030012/23L 5-4402110000070032/22W 5-2200000000030002/20W 8-140211002004003
Preseason Totals 27274201310370012 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB4/29W 3-2200000003070004/28W 5-25111000000130014/27W 8-7412100130030054/26L 2-1400000000080004/24W 5-4311000110040044/23W 4-1501100000090014/22L 11-7513200120060064/21W 11-5523200111090064/19W 7-4511000120080044/18L 7-6211000113060044/17W 9-2523200140070064/16L 5-34000000000100004/15L 8-3201100002060114/14L 8-5321000122060044/12W 6-5310000001040004/11L 2-0300000001090004/10L 2-0400000000090004/9W 2-0210000002010004/8L 5-3401100001060014/7L 4-2100000000030004/6L 2-1310000001030004/5W 3-0310000001060004/4W 6-3311000130030044/3W 5-4401100000070014/1L 10-0300000000050003/31L 9-2401100010090013/30W 9-4511100000040013/29L 9-74210001110100043/28L 6-1311000111040043/26L 14-221100011206004
Regular Season Totals 1052226140012232201910162
Munetaka Murakami Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 1223260.236140022001620.375Home 4990.18050010001210.333Away 814170.28390012000410.411Day 5880.14030013000230.315Night 715180.34011009001390.444March 3450.2782004000140.409April 919210.228120018001480.368Opponent vs ATH 3 7 5 0.417 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 0.533 vs LAA 1 3 3 0.273 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 0.429 vs WSH 1 1 1 0.083 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.154 vs AZ 2 3 7 0.467 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 0.500 vs KC 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0.294 vs MIA 0 1 2 0.167 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.167 vs TOR 1 3 2 0.200 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.308 vs BAL 0 0 1 0.125 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0.300 vs MIL 3 3 3 0.333 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 12 0.538 vs TB 1 2 2 0.222 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 5 0.462 Venue @ Kansas City 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0.294 @ Milwaukee 3 3 3 0.333 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 12 0.538 @ Chicago 4 9 9 0.180 5 0 0 10 0 0 1 21 0.333 @ Miami 0 1 2 0.167 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.167 @ Athletics 3 7 5 0.417 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 0.533 @ Arizona 2 3 7 0.467 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 0.500
Munetaka Murakami Player Profile
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Munetaka Murakami: Breaking News
Hits 11th homer in win Friday
Murakami went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and walk in Friday's 5-4 win over the Nationals. With the bases empty in the fourth inning, Murakami took Miles Mikolas deep for his 11th homer, tying Yordan Alvarez for the league lead. After his five-game home run streak was snapped Thursday, the slugger is ready to start another one. He now has seven long balls in his last nine games, and 11 of his 23 hits this season have gone over the wall. Murakami has proven to be a three-true-outcome hitter early in his MLB career, homering, walking or striking out in over 61 percent of his 113 plate appearances. He's now slashing .256/.398/.622 with 11 round-trippers, 20 RBI, 20 runs scored and a 22:36 BB:K.
Homer streak at five games
Murakami went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 11-7 loss to the Diamondbacks. That's five straight games with a homer for Murakami. He's up to 10 homers this season, trailing only Yordan Alvarez (11) for the big-league lead. Murakami is hitting .256 with a 1.026 OPS, 19 RBI, 19 runs scored and no stolen bases over his first 24 major-league games. He's a three-true-outcomes hitter, as he's added a 21:32 BB:K across 104 plate appearances -- 63 of which have ended with a homer, strikeout or walk.